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Monday Mural

Faunagraphic Birds

I was already a fan of Faunagraphic’s work, especially the huge Blue Tit mural in Newton Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.  I was very pleased, therefore, to find that Stevenson […]

Manchester Icons in Mosaic

Seven murals by Manchester mosaicist Mark Kennedy adorn the exterior walls of the Affleck’s vintage store in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.  Each one depicts local cultural icons, including Coronation Street, the city’s two football […]

With Cape and Hat in Barcelona

“Amb capa i barret hi ve cada nit Pèius Gener” This tiled mural in Barcelona depicts the Spanish writer, journalist and playwright Babot Gener Pompey (1848-1920), often known as Peius.  He was bohemian and extrovert, a man of […]

Raindrops Keep Falling

The green umbrella in this Parisian mural looks so real, I was tempted to take shelter. Linked to Monday Mural and Weekend Reflections.

Work Complete

The latest murals in Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter are now complete. It was a typically damp Manchester day but I wasn’t the only one taking photos of this […]

Birdy Mural

The artist Knar and his 2 collaborators, Birdy Kids, have been making the bright and cheerful bird graffiti since 2010, particularly in Knar’s home town of Lyon.  The blue bird […]

Work in Progress

Stevenson Square in Manchester’s Northern Quarter underwent its 3-monthly changeover of mural art a couple of weeks ago. Mancunian Wave reported that the walls were white just as arrived in […]
Work in Progress

Pink Puli

-Lispencie does Pink! I couldn’t pass this cute, short-legged pink dog without stopping to admire and smile – and take plenty of photos, of course.  It reminded me of Dougal […]

Hergé’s Adventures in… Brussels

Georges Prosper Remi (22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian cartoonist, born in Brussels. His best known and most substantial work is The Adventures of […]